Harvard Peabody Returns Remains to San Manuel Nation
Published Date: 3/19/2025
Notice
Summary
Harvard’s Peabody Museum has finished checking its collection and found Native American human remains linked to the Yuhaaviatam of San Manuel Nation. Starting April 17, 2025, these remains can be returned to the tribe if they ask for them. This is a respectful step to honor Native American heritage and follow the law.
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Human remains affiliated with San Manuel Nation
The Peabody Museum completed an inventory and identified human remains representing at least one Native American individual as culturally affiliated with the Yuhaaviatam of San Manuel Nation. These remains may be repatriated to the tribe if requested beginning April 17, 2025.
Who may request repatriation and decision rules
Written repatriation requests may be submitted by any one or more of the Indian Tribes identified in the notice, or by a lineal descendant or other Tribe/organization that shows by a preponderance of evidence they are entitled. If competing requests are received, the Peabody Museum must determine the most appropriate requestor, and joint requests are treated as a single request; repatriation may occur on or after April 17, 2025.
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